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Qouted from the homepage: "I was born in 1980 in Strasbourg, France and I spent my childhood in Rhinau, a small town near the German border. I have a degree in informatics and until 2005 I worked in the ICT sector. | Qouted from the homepage: "I was born in 1980 in Strasbourg, France and I spent my childhood in Rhinau, a small town near the German border. I have a degree in informatics and until 2005 I worked in the ICT sector. | ||
In 2004, I bought my very first pipe on a flea market. It was old, unsmoked and made by one of the big Saint-Claude manufacturers. It proved to be unsmokeable ! I then discovered the wonderful world of pipes and tobaccos through the French newsgroup Fumeursdepipe and its very informative website. It was love at first sight when I discovered the Danish master carvers, especially Tom Eltang. When I visited Trever Talbert in his workshop in August 2004, I admired his passion and craftsmanship. However, I wasn’t planning on becoming a pipe maker myself. Yet. It was only a few months later, when browsing through the DanPipe catalogue and discovering the kits, I felt the urge to give it a try. It took me and my Dremel forty hours to carve my first pipe, but during the process I fell in love with woodcarving and I wanted to find out more about pipe making. | [[File:DavidEnrique P&T.jpg|thumb|left|200px|David Enrique, from [http://pipesandtobaccosmagazine.com/2012/03/the-french-maverick/ Pipes & Tobacco Magazine]]]In 2004, I bought my very first pipe on a flea market. It was old, unsmoked and made by one of the big Saint-Claude manufacturers. It proved to be unsmokeable ! I then discovered the wonderful world of pipes and tobaccos through the French newsgroup Fumeursdepipe and its very informative website. It was love at first sight when I discovered the Danish master carvers, especially Tom Eltang. When I visited Trever Talbert in his workshop in August 2004, I admired his passion and craftsmanship. However, I wasn’t planning on becoming a pipe maker myself. Yet. It was only a few months later, when browsing through the DanPipe catalogue and discovering the kits, I felt the urge to give it a try. It took me and my Dremel forty hours to carve my first pipe, but during the process I fell in love with woodcarving and I wanted to find out more about pipe making. | ||
Thanks to Alain Letulier, the president of the Pipe Club of France, I got the chance to visit several Saint-Claude manufacturers. This stay in the capital of the French pipe world was decisive : I wanted to move to Saint-Claude and to become a pipe maker. I quit my job as an informatician and was engaged by the Chapuis-Comoy group (Chacom, Jeantet, Ropp,…) where I worked for two years. During this period, I bought the necessary machinery and tools to set up my own workshop and I decided I needed to be tutored by foreign pipe makers in order to progress. | [[File:DavidEnrique SmoothLongShankPoker.jpg|thumb|Smooth Long Shanked Poker, from [http://www.enriquepipes.com David's Website]]]Thanks to Alain Letulier, the president of the Pipe Club of France, I got the chance to visit several Saint-Claude manufacturers. This stay in the capital of the French pipe world was decisive : I wanted to move to Saint-Claude and to become a pipe maker. I quit my job as an informatician and was engaged by the [[Chapuis-Comoy]] group (Chacom, Jeantet, Ropp,…) where I worked for two years. During this period, I bought the necessary machinery and tools to set up my own workshop and I decided I needed to be tutored by foreign pipe makers in order to progress. | ||
In April 2006, Marco Biagini, the artisan who makes the Moretti pipes, invited me to his workshop and during a week, I learned how to carve pipe shapes by hand. A wonderful experience ! When I came back to Saint-Claude, I started to practise, drew sketches, asked questions to established carvers like Trever Talbert. In January 2007, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in the workshop of German maker Heiner Nonnenbroich, who was so kind as to share his knowledge with me. I learned a lot about execution and design. | [[File:DavidEnrique lovathavaneblast2.jpg|thumb|Blasted Lovat, from [http://www.enriquepipes.com David's Website]]]In April 2006, Marco Biagini, the artisan who makes the Moretti pipes, invited me to his workshop and during a week, I learned how to carve pipe shapes by hand. A wonderful experience ! When I came back to Saint-Claude, I started to practise, drew sketches, asked questions to established carvers like Trever Talbert. In January 2007, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in the workshop of German maker Heiner Nonnenbroich, who was so kind as to share his knowledge with me. I learned a lot about execution and design. | ||
Among the people who helped me the most, I must quote Erwin Van Hove. During more than two years, he helped me to develop my sense of aesthetics and he introduced me to pipe makers and collectors. | Among the people who helped me the most, I must quote Erwin Van Hove. During more than two years, he helped me to develop my sense of aesthetics and he introduced me to pipe makers and collectors. | ||
During the first months of 2007, I felt I was ready to fly on my own wings. I quit my job at the Chacom factory and established my own workshop in Saint-Claude." | During the first months of 2007, I felt I was ready to fly on my own wings. I quit my job at the Chacom factory and established my own workshop in Saint-Claude." | ||
*Excellent article in [http://pipesandtobaccosmagazine.com/2012/03/the-french-maverick/ Pipes & Tobacco Magazine] | |||
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